| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Carney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Fleetwood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ethan Fye (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Scott McClosky lays it in uncontested | 35-35 |
| 19:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | John Kennard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon's pass is intercepted by Joe Carney in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | John Kennard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | John Kennard is hacked by Eric Clark - foul #3 on Eric Clark, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards (SF) Eric Clark | |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Edwards - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), John Gardner (PF), John Thomas (C) John Nelson, Joe Fleetwood, Ethan Fye | |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Edwards and he's fouled by Scott McClosky - foul #1 on Scott McClosky, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG), Seth Heckler (SF), Shaiming Chin (C) Dennis Wong, Ronald Pinzon, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 18:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | James Edwards picks off the pass by Seth Heckler in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 17:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Scott McClosky travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Manuel Glover (SF), Jerry Moore (C) John Kennard, Scott McClosky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG) Joe Carney | |
| 17:14 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 35-40 |
| 16:55 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 35-40 |
| 16:54 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 35-40 |
| 16:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Ellman | 35-42 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Gardner - foul #2 on John Gardner, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Timothy Wendt (C) Herbert Wampler, Manuel Glover, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson (SG), Brian Dingus (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF), Ethan Fye (C) Steve Ellman, James Edwards, John Gardner, John Thomas | |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus is whistled for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG) Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Dennis Wong is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joe Fleetwood | 37-42 |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Pinzon | 37-42 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 16:05 | Marquette | Joe Fleetwood swats the short shot by Ronald Pinzon | 37-42 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Seth Heckler is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Joe Fleetwood - foul #3 on Joe Fleetwood, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott McClosky (PF) John Kennard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), Eric Clark (SF) Mike Wolf, Brian Dingus | |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Seth Heckler makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Seth Heckler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Heckler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 6 pts. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Fleetwood (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ethan Fye (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Pinzon - foul #2 on Ronald Pinzon, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG), John Kennard (SG), Manuel Glover (SF), Jerry Moore (C) Dennis Wong, Seth Heckler, Ronald Pinzon, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 15:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler's fadeaway is rejected by Ethan Fye | 38-44 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Scott McClosky tips it in | 40-44 |
| 15:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 15:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joe Carney | 40-46 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Carney - foul #3 on Joe Carney, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shaiming Chin (C) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), John Thomas (C) John Nelson, Ethan Fye | |
| 14:39 | Marquette | John Kennard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 14:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-46 |
| 14:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman gets the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:05 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Wampler - foul #1 on Herbert Wampler, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Michael Dickinson (SG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Jerry Moore (C) Herbert Wampler, John Kennard, Manuel Glover, Scott McClosky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), James Edwards (SF), John Gardner (C) Joe Carney, Eric Clark, Joe Fleetwood | |
| 14:05 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:05 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Wong | 42-48 |
| 13:24 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Dennis Wong pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Jerry Moore connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Shaiming Chin | 44-48 |
| 12:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dickinson steps in front of the John Gardner pass | 44-48 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon can't finish the layup | 44-48 |
| 12:42 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:31 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner is fouled on the floor by Jerry Moore - foul #1 on Jerry Moore, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG), John Kennard (SG), Seth Heckler (SF), Scott McClosky (PF), Timothy Wendt (C) Dennis Wong, Michael Dickinson, Ronald Pinzon, Shaiming Chin, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), John Nelson (SG), Eric Clark (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF), Ethan Fye (C) Mike Wolf, Steve Ellman, James Edwards, John Thomas, John Gardner | |
| 12:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ethan Fye | 44-50 |
| 12:14 | Marquette | Eric Clark is called for the reach on Seth Heckler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Clark, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus (SF) Eric Clark | |
| 12:05 | Marquette | John Kennard scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Wendt | 47-50 |
| 11:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | John Kennard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Herbert Wampler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Dingus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Fleetwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Ethan Fye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Marquette | John Kennard misses badly on a shot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Wampler | 47-50 |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the runner in the paint | 49-50 |
| 11:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Scott McClosky gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 10:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Timothy Wendt | 52-50 |
| 10:42 | Marquette | John Nelson is called for the reach on Herbert Wampler in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon (SF) Seth Heckler | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), James Edwards (SF), John Gardner (PF) John Nelson, Brian Dingus, Joe Fleetwood | |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:42 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye knocks in the jumper from the left block | 53-52 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler loses the dribble to Joe Carney in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards double dribbles | 53-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Michael Dickinson (SG), Jerry Moore (C) Herbert Wampler, John Kennard, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas (PF) Ethan Fye | |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Scott McClosky misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), John Nelson (SG), Joe Fleetwood (PF) Joe Carney, Steve Ellman, John Gardner | |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Scott McClosky makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Scott McClosky misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:41 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Scott McClosky snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | John Nelson takes the ball from Jerry Moore in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 09:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson banks in the layup | 54-54 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Jerry Moore knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Scott McClosky | 56-54 |
| 08:53 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Mike Wolf and he's fouled by Dennis Wong - foul #3 on Dennis Wong, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG), Manuel Glover (SF), Seth Heckler (PF), Shaiming Chin (C) Michael Dickinson, Ronald Pinzon, Scott McClosky, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), Brian Dingus (SF), John Gardner (PF), Ethan Fye (C) Mike Wolf, James Edwards, Joe Fleetwood, John Thomas | |
| 08:53 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Dennis Wong is hacked by Brian Dingus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Dingus, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG) John Nelson | |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Dennis Wong misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Ellman | 56-60 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | John Kennard clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by John Gardner - foul #3 on John Gardner, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | William David (PG) Dennis Wong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 08:21 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:18 | Illinois-Chicago | William David steals the ball from Joe Carney in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | John Kennard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Seth Heckler and he's fouled by Brian Dingus - foul #2 on Brian Dingus, team foul #11 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG) William David | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson (SG) Steve Ellman | |
| 08:07 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Nelson and he's hacked by Manuel Glover - foul #1 on Manuel Glover, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Wendt (C) Manuel Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF) John Nelson, John Gardner | |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Herbert Wampler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Carney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Dingus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joe Fleetwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Ethan Fye (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Seth Heckler | 63-63 |
| 07:19 | Illinois-Chicago | John Kennard steals it from Eric Clark | 63-63 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from John Kennard | 65-63 |
| 06:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin loses the dribble to Joe Carney | 65-63 |
| 06:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joe Carney | 65-65 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Seth Heckler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Michael Dickinson (SG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Scott McClosky (PF), Jerry Moore (C) Herbert Wampler, John Kennard, Seth Heckler, Shaiming Chin, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), Steve Ellman (SG), John Thomas (PF), John Gardner (C) Joe Carney, Brian Dingus, Joe Fleetwood, Ethan Fye | |
| 06:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas buries a floater from the baseline set up by Mike Wolf | 65-67 |
| 06:18 | Marquette | Michael Dickinson's pass is intercepted by Mike Wolf in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 06:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf blows the dunk | 65-67 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | Jerry Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Dennis Wong is whistled for a carry | 65-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF) Eric Clark, John Gardner | |
| 05:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman is whistled for traveling | 65-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Manuel Glover (SF), Timothy Wendt (C) Ronald Pinzon, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson (SG) Mike Wolf | |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Scott McClosky is fouled on the floor by Joe Fleetwood - foul #4 on Joe Fleetwood, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | William David (PG) Dennis Wong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), John Gardner (C) Steve Ellman, John Thomas | |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Scott McClosky makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Scott McClosky misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:57 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG), John Kennard (SG), Seth Heckler (PF) William David, Michael Dickinson, Scott McClosky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye (C) Joe Fleetwood | |
| 04:42 | Marquette | John Kennard misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 04:40 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 04:25 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 66-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon (SF) Manuel Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), Eric Clark (SF), John Thomas (PF) John Nelson, James Edwards, John Gardner | |
| 04:23 | Marquette | John Kennard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| 04:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-67 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Seth Heckler | 66-67 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | The jump hook by Seth Heckler is blocked by Ethan Fye | 66-67 |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-67 |
| 03:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman tips it in | 66-69 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon is hacked by Joe Carney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Carney, team foul #13 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Shaiming Chin (PF), Jerry Moore (C) Herbert Wampler, Seth Heckler, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), Joe Fleetwood (PF) Joe Carney, Ethan Fye | |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Moore (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Ellman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joe Fleetwood (tiring) 4 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. C - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Jerry Moore travels with the ball | 67-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dickinson (SG), Manuel Glover (SF), Scott McClosky (PF) John Kennard, Ronald Pinzon, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson (SG), Brian Dingus (SF), John Gardner (C) Steve Ellman, Eric Clark, John Thomas | |
| 02:54 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-69 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson tips it but misses | 67-69 |
| 02:51 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner hits the follow up shot | 67-71 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG), Ronald Pinzon (SF) Michael Dickinson, Manuel Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards (SF) Brian Dingus | |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Dennis Wong is hacked by Mike Wolf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Wolf, team foul #14 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), John Thomas (C) Mike Wolf, John Gardner | |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Dennis Wong makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Dennis Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 02:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas tips it in | 69-73 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on John Thomas - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #15 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark (SF), Ethan Fye (C) James Edwards, Joe Fleetwood | |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin gets the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Dennis Wong blows the layup | 69-73 |
| 02:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Dennis Wong can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-76 |
| 01:34 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 69-76 |
| 01:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye is hacked by Scott McClosky - foul #2 on Scott McClosky, team foul #7 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Wendt (C) Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood (PF) John Thomas | |
| 01:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt gets the rebound | 69-76 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Scott McClosky connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Wong | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wong is called for the reach on Joe Carney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Wong, team foul #8 | 72-76 |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Scott McClosky snags the defensive board | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Clark - foul #5 on Eric Clark, team foul #16 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards (SF) Eric Clark | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wong is called for the reach on Joe Carney in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Wong, team foul #9 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG) Dennis Wong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), John Gardner (PF) John Nelson, Joe Fleetwood | |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt's pass is intercepted by John Gardner | 73-78 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Wampler is called for the reach on Joe Carney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Wampler, team foul #10 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson (SG), Brian Dingus (SF) James Edwards, John Gardner | |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | John Kennard knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-79 |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Wampler - foul #3 on Herbert Wampler, team foul #11 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards (SF), John Gardner (PF) Brian Dingus, Joe Carney | |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | John Gardner steps in front of the Ronald Pinzon pass in the backcourt | 76-81 |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson is hacked by John Kennard - foul #1 on John Kennard, team foul #12 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), Brian Dingus (SF) James Edwards, John Gardner | |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon travels in the backcourt | 76-82 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner (PF) Steve Ellman | |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus is hacked by Ronald Pinzon - foul #3 on Ronald Pinzon, team foul #13 | 76-82 |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | John Kennard clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-84 |